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Need to get in touch with a person at Whiteplains? Here is the contact information.
Whiteplains Public Information:
Don Cook 100 Cirrus Way Gilbert, South Carolina 29054
(803) 543-8108 Email: duckey123@gmail.com

As the days get shorter it is a good time to check your hangar flood light. The requirement to have a working exterior flood light enhances our neighborhood safety and security. Anyone with a detached hangar along the taxiway or runway should have a working flood light in the gable area. If your hangar doesn't have a light or if it is not functioning, your cooperation in addressing this will be greatly appreciated.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Neighbors, for about the last four years I have administered our Announcements and Pilot's List Servers. Recently Steve Crimm has offered to take over the Email system and the three domains registered for the community website. This transfer is more complicated than you might imagine and will take a couple of weeks. We will attempt to make the transition seamless, however there may be times when the system is unavailable. I want to thank Steve for taking on this task, it will be many hours of system configuration and much needed website updates. Steve should provide update messages during the process and you should forward any issues to him in the comming weeks. This transfer comes at a time when I have very little time nor the interest to keep up with system. Many thanks my friends that helped and supported me.

Sunday, September 09, 2012

The non-profit Aviation Foundation of America has re-launchedwww.Fly-ins.com. Fly-ins.com is the oldest and largest Web site dedicated to promoting Fly-ins and Aviation Events.

We are sending this note to ask for your assistance by posting your Fly-ins, airshows or aviation events which are not currently posted on our site. Also, we urge you join the thousands of others who have signed up for our Automatic Aviation Event Notification System. There you can set a “notification radius” for events you may be interested in and we will automatically advise you when the events are coming up. Fly-ins.com is easy to use:

1. To check for upcoming events, simple visit:www.Fly-ins.com and conduct a simple search.

2. To enter an event, click thePOST AN EVENT button and you will be automatically taken to the Event Posting area.

These services are absolutely FREE of charge.Give it a try: www.Fly-ins.com

Fly safely,

Greg Herrick, President

Aviation Foundation of America, Inc.

PS: www.Fly-ins.com is not affiliated with any other group or organization and is free for use across all General Aviation associations, organizations and individuals as a service of the donation supportedAviation Foundation of America, Inc. a 501(c)3 public charity.

Friday, September 07, 2012

During the latter part of 2012 the Columbia Airport will be undertaking several airfield construction projects, one of which is the AirfieldSignageProject. KCAE will adopt the taxiway designation convention standards contained in FAA Advisory Circular 150/5340-18F - Standards for Airport Sign Systems.

The linked sketch provided below reflects both the current taxiway designators (single and double alphabetic characters in black ink) and the new taxiway designators (alphabetic and alphanumeric characters in red ink) that will become effective at 0401Z on 11/15/12. Progress will be shown in updated airfield sketches which will be posted on thePilot Resources Page of the airport website. Dates are approximate. Please check NOTAMS for daily progress updates.

Thursday, September 06, 2012

September 5-9 marks the dates for this year’s Triple Tree Aerodrome Fly-In
near Woodruff, S.C., your blogger’s favorite sport aviation event of
the year. Compared by many old-timers to the famed Rockford EAA
conventions from years past, Triple Tree has all the ingredients needed
for success: An incredible 7,000-foot smooth grass runway (SC00),
camping, permanent showers, a food court, builder workshops, seminars,
two large fishing ponds, a clear stream with a sandy beach, and, for the
first time this year, a trip to a nearby sporting clay facility.

Our very own Ed Fisher has a talk from AirVenture this year, “Traditional Homebuilding.”

Tuesday, September 04, 2012

Photo by: Steve Sanderson

On
Saturday, a small but mighty group of Whiteplains neighbors gathered to
perform our regular trash pickup duties along the roads that leads to
our airpark. We gathered about 18 bags of trash and found it
interesting that those of us who do not live along the road pick up
trash for those who do live along the road. We are certain, however,
that they appreciate our efforts. Note the two gentlemen wearing ties,
which elevates our cleanup detail to a much higher level!

Monday, September 03, 2012

The Ackerman's put on one heck of a "Old Fashion Hog Picken Good Time" cook out today. at the lake. The weather gods look out for us, as the rain stayed away. Lots of good food, drink, and good company. Thanks to everyone that made this a great event.